Chavez Jr's Record Blemished

With the style of Jorge Kahwagi, Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fought to a draw yesterday against Carlos Molina of Michoacan in a bout scheduled for six rounds at the Monterrey Arena. A draw that was for many a dressed-up loss.

After 11 years of waiting, the fans in Monterrey returned to see a Chavez in the ring, but it would be a deception. In Julio Cesar Chavez Sr's fight against Tony Lopez in the baseball stadium of Nuevo Leon there was a huge gate, very similar to that of Julio Jr. yesterday. The only difference between that event headlined by the "Cesar" and that of his son was the quality of the boxing, such that accoring to MILENIO-La Aficion the Sinaloan fighter was overmatched in every sense. One clear example was the seventh round, in which Molina landed 24 accurate punches compared to one from the son of the former world champion.

But the public didn't believe the deception, for which as soon as the draw was announced, immediately they started booing and whistling.

Molina, with just a short career of 8 wins with 4 KOs, 1 loss and one draw, was able to put Chavez on the spot, who has a record of 23 wins with 18 knockouts.

Up until now, Julio Jr. has maintained his almost perfect record but against insignificant opponents. The most experienced his has faced was the American Ruben Galvan, who in his 33 years has accumulated 24 wins, 9 knockouts, 7 losses and two draw.

El Travieso by Knockout

Jorge Arce defended his WBC flyweight title against the Nicaraguan Adonis Rivas with little surprise. "El Travieso" gained the TKO victory due to a cut over Rivas' left eye. The contest ended in the tenth round.